Patents by Inventor Israel Dejene Gebru

Israel Dejene Gebru has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11653170
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for emitting a sound from an in-ear speaker worn by a subject includes generating, by an audio source of the in-ear speaker, a source audio signal. One or more speakers of the in-ear speaker may emit a sound based on the audio signal and an audio-transport tube of the in-ear speaker may receive the sound. The one or more speakers may be comprised of a singular speaker or a speaker array coupled to a crossover network. The audio-transport tube has an input end coupled to the one or more speakers to receive the sound. An audio reflector of the in-ear speaker may reflect the sound. The audio reflector is coupled to an output end of the audio-transport tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Pourazima, Israel Dejene Gebru, Dejan Markovic, James White, Steven Krenn, Matthew Stewart
  • Patent number: 11259138
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for determining a dynamic head-related transfer function for a subject includes receiving audio recordings of a sound captured by audio sensors. The sound is emitted by an in-ear speaker worn by the subject. Additionally, a reference signal captured by a microphone coupled to the in-ear speaker and one or more images captured by image sensors are received. The one or more images depict a body pose of the subject while the sound is emitted by the in-ear speaker and may be used to generate a pose representation of the body pose of the subject. A head-related transfer function for each audio sensor is determined based on the pose representation, the audio recordings of the sound, and the reference signal. The dynamic head-related transfer function is determined based on the head-related transfer function for each audio sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Pourazima, Israel Dejene Gebru, Dejan Markovic, James White, Steven Krenn, Matthew Stewart
  • Publication number: 20210297763
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for emitting a sound from an in-ear speaker worn by a subject includes generating, by an audio source of the in-ear speaker, a source audio signal. One or more speakers of the in-ear speaker may emit a sound based on the audio signal and an audio-transport tube of the in-ear speaker may receive the sound. The one or more speakers may be comprised of a singular speaker or a speaker array coupled to a crossover network. The audio-transport tube has an input end coupled to the one or more speakers to receive the sound. An audio reflector of the in-ear speaker may reflect the sound. The audio reflector is coupled to an output end of the audio-transport tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Pourazima, Israel Dejene Gebru, Dejan Markovic, James White, Steven Krenn, Matthew Stewart
  • Publication number: 20210297803
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for determining a dynamic head-related transfer function for a subject includes receiving audio recordings of a sound captured by audio sensors. The sound is emitted by an in-ear speaker worn by the subject. Additionally, a reference signal captured by a microphone coupled to the in-ear speaker and one or more images captured by image sensors are received. The one or more images depict a body pose of the subject while the sound is emitted by the in-ear speaker and may be used to generate a pose representation of the body pose of the subject. A head-related transfer function for each audio sensor is determined based on the pose representation, the audio recordings of the sound, and the reference signal. The dynamic head-related transfer function is determined based on the head-related transfer function for each audio sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Pourazima, Israel Dejene Gebru, Dejan Markovic, James White, Steven Krenn, Matthew Stewart